1.9rc1 countdown

[Martin Pool]

On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 12:43 PM, Robert Collins
<robertc at robertcollins.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-10-31 at 14:25 +1100, Martin Pool wrote:
>
>> <lifeless> and yes, while the default isn't rich root, I think there
>> are clear drawbacks to adding a new format that is a trapdoor for
>> users on the default
>>
>> I can't parse that.  If we made the default format rich-root, then it
>> would be the default.
>
> You asked on IRC about "just making 1.9 rich root only".
>
> That doesn't talk about changing the default. My reply was saying that
> with a default that isn't rich root (as we have today), adding a new
> format that is only usable as rich root will cause folk to go through
> the trapdoor that didn't intend to.

I see.

The next time we add a format, we should make the _primary_ format
rich-root.  We should also do the work required to check/reconcile,
and improve the format UI, and interactively test the transition to
rich root, eg by upgrading all the bzr development and pqm branches.

-- 
Martin <http://launchpad.net/~mbp/>